strabismus
[ struh-biz-muh s ]
/ strəˈbɪz məs /
noun Ophthalmology.
a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
Origin of strabismus
OTHER WORDS FROM strabismus
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British Dictionary definitions for strabismus
strabismus
/ (strəˈbɪzməs) /
noun
abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etc
Also called: squint
Derived forms of strabismus
strabismal, strabismic or strabismical, adjectiveWord Origin for strabismus
C17: via New Latin from Greek
strabismos, from
strabizein to squint, from
strabos cross-eyed
Medical definitions for strabismus
strabismus
[ strə-bĭz′məs ]
n.
A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles.
heterotropia squint tropia